For some, it was a workshop. For others, it was a near-transcendental experience.
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Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces.
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Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria.
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Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement.
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UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
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Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation.
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UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a delegation from the African Union and IGAD, including its Special Envoy arriving in Juba.
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The IGAD Council of Ministers has endorsed a six-month extension for the peace process in South Sudan.